Steven Elbert brown age 55 of 209 Aikens Rd, Chickamauga, GA. passed away Tuesday July 8th at his residence, he was employed by GA. Power Co. and was a baptist, a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the US Army. He was preceded in death by his father J.C. Brown and a brother Stacey Wayne Brown. Survivors include his wife Susan Kay brown, Chickamauga, his mother Hilda Reece Brown Summerville, 4 daughters, Stephanie Brown , Rome, Angela, Katie & Jennifer Brown of Chickamauga, 2 brothers & Sister -in -law, Mike and Sue Brown Rome, Zach & Brandy Brown Summerville, @ Sister and Brother-in -laws vickie & Michael Hargrove, Cherokee Co. Al., adn Marsha Parris Summerville… 1 granddaughter, Stacey Brown, several nieces & nephews also survive…Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday July 10th at 2PM from the chapel of ERwin-Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Pace officiating, Cremation will follow…Honorary pallbearers are fellow employees of GA. Power Substation, Mr. Brown will lie in state at the Funeral home Wednesday july 9th and the family will receive friends from 7 until 9pm…Erwin Petitt Funeral Home has Charge of the Service…….
Mrs Mary Vivian Lousie Dixson Kennedy age 88 of Ft. Payne, Alabama passed away Sunday July 6, 2008 at the Redmond Regional Medical Center.
She is survived by her husband Noah Kennedy of Ft. Payne and Daughters Faye Wofford and Charlotte Wigington both of Ft. Payne. Sons, Richard Kennedy, James Edward Kennedy of Ft. Payne. Also survived by sisters Ruby Petitt of Summerville, GA, Lavada Dean of LaFayette, GA and Nadine Bailey Moore of Rossville, GA along with Kathleen Gentry, Ovell Dixon, Barabara Gail Dixon and Jeanette Pope of Ft. Payne. She is also survived by brothers Burl Dixson and Jimmy Dale Dixon of Ft. Payne along with 9 Grandchildren, 21 Great Grandchildren and 10 Great-Great Grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 3 PM Wednesday (GA TIME) at the W.T. Wilson Funeral Home Chapel in Rainsville, AL with the Revs. Jerry Williams and Jim Griffon officiating.
W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel in Rainsville, Alabama is in Charge of Arrangements.
Mrs. Robbie Lee Lingerfelt, age 87, of Gaylesville, AL., passed away Friday July 4, 2008, in Cherokee Medical Center.
Mrs. Lingerfelt was born Feb. 10, 1921, in Cherokee County Alabama, the daughter of the late Robert and Sara Barcley Tallent. She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church #1,and was preceded in death by 2 grandchildren, Kelly Ann Lingerfelt, and Carra Kay Lingerfelt.
Survivors include her children, Richard Larry Lingerfelt, Glenwood City, Wisconsin, Elizabeth Joyce Stalker, Brenda Shelton, both of Gaylesville, AL., Teresa Ruff, Summerville, GA., 8 Grandchildren, 2 Great-grandchildren, 2 Great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday July 7, 2008, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Max Berlin Murphy and Rev. Chris Hearn officiating with interment in the Mt Bethel Cemetery. Pallbaerers will be Carson Stalker, Sr., Carson Stalker, Jr., Jason Stalker, Robert yarbrough, Jake Rose, and Ray Lemons. Honorary pallbearers will be the Ladies sunday School Class of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church #1.
Mrs. Lingerfelt will be in state at Mason Funeral Home Chapel and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday July 6, 2008
Mrs. Robinson was born May 17, 1933, in Dutton, AL., the daughter of the late Thomas and Gussie Barnes Broyles. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by a son, Leon Broyles.
Survivors include her husband Lawrence Robinson, son and daughters-in-law, Dennis & Ilene Robinson, Summerville, GA., Mae Bell Broyles, Lyerly, GA., daughter and son-in-law, Marie & Ricky Cavin, Gaylesville, AL.,brothers, Erby Broyles, Gadsden, AL., Charles Broyles, Rainsville, AL., sister, Edna Milner, Destin, FL.,6 Grandchildren, 8 Great-grandchildren, several Nieces and Nephews.
Funeral service will be held 1:00 pm. Tuesday July 8, 2008, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Spears officiating with interment in the West Hill Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons, Rick Cavin, Steve Cavin, Jesse Cavin, Lee Broyles, Randy Broyles, and Joe Robinson.
Mrs. Robinson will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday July 7, 2008.
Survivor include son and daughter-in-law, Robert R. and Carol Thompson, Jr., Lyerly, GA., daughters and son-in-law, Frances Elizabeth Thompson, Lyerly, GA., Brenda Faye and Robert Simmons, Trion, GA., grandchildren, William & Sebrina Thompson, Sr., Emily & Kenneth Tucker, Justin Thompson, Kenneth & Stephanie Thompson, great-grandchildren, William Thompson,Jr., Dalton Thompson, Jonathon Thompson, Gracie Thompson, Devan Fowler, 3 step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Wednesday July 9, 2008, from the Mason Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marshall Bryan, Rev. John Mann officiating with interment in the Lyerly Cemetery. Active Pallbearers, Micheal Nix, Joe Reed, Austin Todd, Scott Jackson, Sam Black, Jody Thomas, Larry Weesner. Honorary pallbearers, member of all the Chattooga County Masonic Lodges.
Mr. Thompson will be in state at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Tuesday July 8, 2008, from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations maybe made to the Lyerly Masonic Lodge #338.
Mrs. Sara Baty of Mentone, Alabama passed away on Saturday July 5th at the Dekalb Medical Center in Ft. Payne.
Mrs. Baty is survived by two children. Alice Durham of Cloudland, GA and Richard Baty of Summerville, GA., several grandchildren and great – grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jr. Baty. Mrs. Baty was member of Cove Road Baptist Church in Mentone, Alabama.
Funeral services are scheduled fo Tuesday at 2 PM (GA TIME) at the Burt Funeral Home Chapel in Valley Head, AL with the Rev. Marlin Starnes officiating. Burial will follow in the Bankhead Cemetary at Mentone. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 5-9 PM (GA TIME) at the funeral home.
As the shade of evening sun settled over the city of Trion on Monday, the grim reaper of death swiftly and silently bore away the spirit of Nellie Bell Kilgore.
Nellie Hunter, daughter of Bob and Lillie Wilson Hunter, both deceased, was born January 11, 1920, and at an early age gave her life to the Master and joined Spring Creek Baptist Church, from where her funeral will be held on Wednesday July 2, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. by her former pastor Rev. Jimmy Wilborn and assisted by her present pastor James Sprayberry, both of them testifying to her faith in God, whom she daily served. She was a housewife and a member of the Ladies Adult Sunday School Class. Sad, sad is death, but when a mother, with a kind and devoted husband, a happy home with six dear children whom God had given them, ’tis then that we pause and think, oh why those children were left without a mothers love and care." But God in His infinite wisdom doth all things well, and we know that to her was the call, "well done thou good and faithful servant-enter thou into thy rest eternal."
Besides her parents, Nellie Kilgore was also preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Thomas Kilgore Sr., sisters, Edith Payne, and Boobie Ann Hunter; and a brother, R.T. Hunter.
Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, JoAnn and Ray Eller of Silsbee, TX; sons and daughter-in-law, Jesse and Charlotte Kilgore of Rome, C.L. Kilgore of Cartersville; Danny and Rachel Kilgore of Summerville; Thomas Woodrow Kilgore jr. and Bobby Kilgore of Trion; sisters, Edna Jones Fricks of Rome and Mamie Rodgers of Virginia Beach, VA; 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild ; serveral nieces and nephews also survived.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday July 2, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at the Spring Creek Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Spring Creek Cemetery.
Visitation will be Tuesday July 1, 2008 at the Erwin Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m.
Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mrs. Nellie Bell Hunter Kilgore who passed away on Monday.
Mr. Glenn Mitchell Maynard, age 58, of Summerville, GA died in Benson, AR.
Mr. Maynard was born October 8, 1949 in Cherokee County, AL the son of Jewell Deering
Maynard and the late Gibson Maynard. Mr. Maynard was retired from the United States
Marines/AirForce. He was preceded in death by a sister, Leta Maynard Pickle.
Mr. Maynard is survived by his mother, Jewel Maynard Ford, Summerville, GA; children,
Mitch & Kathy Maynard, Summerville, GA, Brian Maynard, Benson, AZ, Misty & Jeff
Cordle, LaFayette, GA, Kristy Maynard, Summerville, GA; brothers, Buster Maynard and
Austin Maynard, both of Summerville, GA; sisters, Nadine Espy, Summerville, GA, Brenda
Hughes, Calhoun, GA, Sandra Corbin, Armuchee, GA, Alice Ballenger, Debbie Cooper, and
Melinda Slayton, Summerville, GA; grandchildren, Melissa Maynard, Tiffany Maynard, Cody
Maynard, Joshua Cordle, Noah Cordle, Zoie Cordle, and Danielle Cordle.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a. m. Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at Ami Cemetery.
Rev. Sydney Dooley will officiate. Pallbearers will be Steve Blalock, Steve McMann,
Doug Gilreath, R. D. Leffler, Jeff White, and Danny Dooley.
Mr. Maynard will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends
From 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
Mason Funeral Home is directing. For guestbook go online to www.masonfuneralhome.com
Mr. Mack M. Bridges, age 56, of Smyrna, TN., formerly of Lyerly, GA., passed away Tuesday June 24, 2008, in Smyrna, TN. Mr. Bridges was born June 2, 1952, in Chattooga County Georgia, the son of the late Claude and Pauline McCullough Bridges. He was employed as a saleman with Neill Sandler Toyota. Survivors include his daughters, Marta Bridges and Carrie Bridges Daniels of Smyrna, TN., sisters and brother-in-law, Martha Jo and James Smithson, Claudia Wyatt, Sue Bennett, all of Summerville, GA., Juanita Baker, Lyerly, GA., grandson, Connor Daniels. Graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. (est) Saturday June 28, 2008, from the Mapleview Cemetery in Smyrna, TN. Mr. Bridges will be in state at the Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna, TN., and the family will receive friends Saturday June 28, 2008, from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. (est).
Mr. Fred Vernon Lewis age 71, of Halls Valley Road, Trion passed away Sunday June 22nd at his residence following an extended illness. A native of Chattooga County. He was born to the late millard M. and Mammie Ester Brooks Lewis on May 6th 1937. Mr. Lewis was preceded in death by his wife Davine Lewis, He was a Veteran of the US Air Force retiring after 20 years of service then working for Simpson Paper Products in Pasadena, TX, retiring some 8 yers ago and returning to Georgia to live. Surviving are children, Donna Lynn Claybourn, Debbie Terrell and Dale Vernon Lewis all of Pasadena TX. Sisters Judy McNair of LaFayette and Wanda Smith of Trion, Brother Marshall Lewis of Lawrenceville, seven grandchildren, and a number of great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1pm from the graveside in Forest Lawn Cememtery Pasadena, TX. Earle Rainwater Funeral Home is in Charge of arrangements.